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1998 Map of Bayou Current

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Bayou Current
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

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The Atchafalaya River dominates this landscape at the junction of St. Landry, Avoyelles, and Pointe Coupee Parishes. This survey reveals a complex network of waterways and levee systems designed to manage the river's flow, including the massive West Atchafalaya Floodway which borders the western half of the sheet. Settlements like Bayou Current and McCrea are situated near the protective Levee lines, reflecting the historic reliance on and vulnerability to the river.

Genealogical and local history details are numerous, particularly the distribution of rural churches and cemeteries such as Mt Salem Cem, Macedonia Cem, and New Zion Ch. An ancient Indian Mound near Bayou Rouge offers a glimpse into much earlier inhabitants of the basin. The presence of an Old Grade and a Railroad line suggests a shifting transportation infrastructure as the region moved through the late twentieth century.